Confusion reigned as CA officials scrambled to determine whether Victoria would be awarded a bonus point to elevate them above NSW and into the one-day competition finals.

In farcical scenes, the match was called off after 26 overs of Victoria's run chase and with the Bushrangers at 4-108 and needing only 37 more runs to win.

Spectators were left in the dark as to why players had shaken hands and left the field, with no announcement made at the venue as to why the game had ended prematurely. It was not until more than 30 minutes later that CA confirmed that Victoria were the victors on the Duckworth-Lewis system and it took a further hour until it was made official that the Bushrangers would be awarded the pivotal bonus point.

It allowed Victoria to leapfrog NSW into the third and final position on the points table, which qualifies for the finals series to be played later this week in Hobart. The decision, meanwhile, ended NSW's bid for a third competition win in three years.

NSW chief Jones took issue with Victoria being given the win.

"It should be a No Result," Jones said on Twitter. "Conditions didn't change all game so if it was dangerous for one side it was dangerous for the other.

"This is right up there with declaring BISP (Blacktown International Sports Park) pitch dangerous right after highest batting partnership in history of FC cricket."

Jones was referring to a game between New Zealand and a CA XI two years ago that was abandoned after a record opening stand between Ryan Carters and Aaron Finch.

On Sunday night, umpires brought a halt to the game after an over in which NSW bowler Sean Abbott had jammed up Victorian batsman Seb Gotch with two short balls in a row, the second one hitting him on the glove. Victorian teenager Blake Thompson had minutes earlier been stung by a delivery from Doug Bollinger, also steaming in from the city end, that reared up on him sharply.

The embarrassing episode came two years after a Sheffield Shield match between NSW and Victoria was called off at the SCG on day two due to concerns about the state of the outfield.

There is another JLT Cup match scheduled for North Sydney between Western Australia and the CA XI on Tuesday. The first women's day-night Ashes Test is also due to be staged at the ground on November 9.

The events of the night overshadowed a breakthrough performance from 17-year-old Will Sutherland, who claimed 4-11 in his second appearance for Victoria. Mitchell Starc, bowling in tandem with fellow Test quick Pat Cummins, was also superb, taking 3-35 as the Blues set themselves the ambitious task of defending a meagre total.

They appeared like they were going to struggle to achieve that but they will never know.